Welcome
Welcome to my website. Here you will find information on me, my research and publications. I am very keen on getting my ideas across to as wide a number of people as possible. As I publish in lots of different places and in different kinds of formats, I am using this site to make most of my publications available for free download. As academic publications take a long time to come out and are sometimes published in unusual places, I am including such pieces whenever I can. The download will be in PDF format.
The publications included here are organised by type and then (within each type) by date. There is also a keyword search engine which will help you find papers on themes such as terrorism, human rights, civil liberties or Ireland. Please browse. I also do a very great deal of talks and speak at many conferences and events. These are included here under events.
There are also links to other interesting websites including those for my two workplaces, the law department at LSE and Matrix Chambers , from where I practise law.
I also have a link to my blog, Conor Gearty Comment where I both give my opinion of topical developments and also try out ideas from time to time (you can also read a summary of each post on this site).
On 6 October last year (2010) I launched a new book-on-the-web (called THE RIGHTS' FUTURE). This was published weekly until February this year. You can access the book at therightsfuture .
You can also find links to my publications on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), author 336608. If you want to comment or criticise, please write in the guestbook or you can contact me directly.
I am legal correspondent for The Tablet and you will find my contributions to that journal included here as well
Please also keep an eye on me on Twitter .
Enjoy!
Latest Publications
A few recent publications:
- The riots
Published: The Tablet, 2011
Summary: This is my take on the legal aspects of the Summer 2011 riots in England.
File size: 116 Kb, 2
Keywords: civil liberties human rights - Review of Sari Nusseibeh's autobiography
Published: LSE, 2011
Summary: This marvellous man has been a courageous and idealistic Palestinian who has done his best by his country. This is my review of his wonderful autobiography
File size: 211 Kb, 2
Keywords: human rights terrorism - Dworkin Justice for Hedgehogs
Published: New Humanist, 2010
Summary: I have always admired Ronald Dworkin's writing - even if I have rarely agreed with him entirely. This is my review of his latest book.
File size: 208 Kb, 5
Keywords: human rights - Short cuts
Published: London Review of Books, 2011
Summary: This is my very critical review of recent government initiatives in the fields of multiculturalism and combatting extremism
File size: 32.4 Kb, 3
Keywords: civil liberties counter-terrorism security
Latest Events
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- Michael Chertoff on Security challenges ten years after 9/11 on
Mon, 5th Sep 2011 from 10:00 AM at
To be announced shortly before to ticket holders: in LSE, WC2A 2AE - 9/11: Ten Years On on
Fri, 2nd Sep 2011 from 9:00 AM at
British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, SW1 - Doing What Comes Naturally? Asylum, Human Rights and Duties of Humanity on
Tue, 2nd Nov 2010 from 6:30 PM at
St Martin's Hall St Martin-in-the-fields, WC2N 4JJ